Peterborough, Soke of

Peterborough, Soke of

▪ historical region, England, United Kingdom
      historic region surrounding the town of Peterborough, now part of the city and unitary authority of Peterborough, in the historic county of Northamptonshire, England. The Soke was historically also known as the Liberty of Peterborough, since it was originally under the jurisdiction of the abbot of the monastery and autonomous from lay authority.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Peterborough, Soke of — geographical name former administrative county E central England in Northamptonshire; later part of Huntingdonshire & since 1974 in Cambridgeshire …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Peterborough — /pee teuhr berr oh, bur oh, beuhr euh/, n. 1. a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England. 115,000. 2. a city in SE Ontario, in SE Canada. 59,683. 3. Soke of /sohk/, a former administrative division in Cambridgeshire, in central England. 84 sq.… …   Universalium

  • Soke of Peterborough — Motto: Cor Unum (One Heart) Geography Status Admin …   Wikipedia

  • Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency) — Peterborough Borough constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire …   Wikipedia

  • Peterborough — Cathedral, Westfassade Koordinaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peterborough (disambiguation) — Peterborough, is a city in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.Peterborough or Peterboro may also refer to:Australia*Peterborough, South Australia *Peterborough, VictoriaCanada* Peterborough, Ontario * Peterborough County, Ontario *… …   Wikipedia

  • Peterborough — (spr. pīterböro), 1) Stadt (city) in Northamptonshire (England), am Neu, Bischofssitz (seit 1541), bildet mit Umgebung einen besondern Verwaltungsbezirk (Soke of P.), umfaßt 216 qkm mit (1901) 41,122 Einw. und hat eine schöne, großenteils… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Peterborough — [pēt′ər bʉr΄ō, pēt′ər bʉr΄ə] 1. city in Cambridgeshire, EC England: county district pop. 153,000 2. city in SE Ontario, Canada, near Toronto: pop. 70,000 3. Soke of former county of EC England, now part of Cambridgeshire …   English World dictionary

  • Peterborough — This article is about the city in the United Kingdom. For other uses, see Peterborough (disambiguation). Peterborough   City and unitary authority   …   Wikipedia

  • Soke of Peterborough — Die ehemalige Grafschaft Soke of Peterborough (1888 1965) Der Soke of Peterborough ist ein Gebiet in England, das traditionell mit der Stadt Peterborough in Verbindung gebracht wurde, aber ein Teil der Grafschaft Northamptonshire war. Als im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”